Lead Software Engineer

WEX

. Help develop, drive and execute a long-term vision and strategy for the Corporate Payments cross-cutting and core services .

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia, Maine, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,600 - $173,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help develop, drive and execute a long-term vision and strategy for the Corporate Payments cross-cutting and core services
Collaboratively define and implement a comprehensive architectural roadmap for the EnCompass platform
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, empowerment, and continuous learning within the engineering teams
Continuously challenge the status quo and implement mechanisms to reduce time-to-market using efficient engineering methods
Collaborate with other Corporate Payments engineering teams to reuse development practices and components to reduce duplication

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience in software engineering
Expertise in rapid development and deployment of internal and external services using cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure
Experience writing high-quality automation, including well-formed unit, component, and integration tests
Strong understanding of security and compliance requirements in cloud and data environments
Excellent leadership, team-building, and dynamic decision-making skills
Ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred: Experience building applications in the finance space, such as credit card products, accounts receivables/payables, etc.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, dental and vision insurances
retirement savings plan
paid time off
health savings account
flexible spending accounts
life insurance
disability insurance
tuition reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringcloud computingAWSAzureautomationunit testingcomponent testingintegration testingsecurity requirementscompliance requirements

Soft Skills

leadershipteam-buildingdynamic decision-makingdealing with ambiguitythriving in fast-paced environmentsverbal communicationwritten communicationcollaborationinnovationempowerment